Coach Wei's Blog
Here is a question that I have been pondering on and off for quite a while:
Why do "cool kids" choose Ruby or PHP to build websites instead of Java?
I have to admit that I do not have an answer.
Why do I even care? Because I am a Java developer. Like many Java developers,
I get along with Java well. Not only the language itself, but the development
environments (Eclipse for example), step-by-step debugging helper, wide
availability of libraries and code snippets, and the readily accessible
information on almost any technical question I may have on Java via Google.
Last but not least, I go to JavaOne and see 10,000 people that talk and walk
just like me.
The other reason that I ponder this question is that the power of Java is a
perfect fit for the areas where websites may need more than markups or
scripting, such as middleware logic. PHP and Ruby etc ... (more)
Coach Wei's Blog
Introduction
Ajax is flying high and Ajax toolkits are certainly of big help. However, I
do hear from people in the community complain about the size of various Ajax
toolkits. A lot of Ajax toolkits requires hundreds of kilobytes of
download, sometime even over megabytes. Dylan Schiemann from Dojo
Foundation/SitePen wrote a fairly good blog entry in response to clarify
questions related to download size and performance etc.
Dojo is one of the most well known and respected Ajax toolkits. On the other
side, I have also heard complains that “Dojo is too big&... (more)
AjaxWord (www.ajaxword.com) is an open source Web-based word processor. It
closely mimics Microsoft Word in both look-and-feel and functionality. The
application was initially written between 1997 and 1999 using
JavaScript/DHTML on the client side with ASP on the server side. It was
released on the Web in 2000. In 2005, the application's server-side logic was
migrated to Java and released as open source code.
On the client side, the application looks and feels like a typical desktop
application, e.g., Microsoft Word. The design features the kind of rich
graphical user interface ... (more)
This content is reprinted from Real-World AJAX: Secrets of the Masters
published by SYS-CON Books. To order the entire book now along with companion
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at everyone from enterprise developers to self-taught scripters, Real-World
AJAX: Secrets of the Masters is the perfect book for anyone who wants to
start developing AJAX applications.
AjaxWord: An Open Source Web Word Processor
AjaxWord (www.ajaxword.com) is an open source Web-based word processor. It
closely mimics Microsoft Word in both look-and-feel and ... (more)
The AJAX model dominates headlines, but developing with JavaScript requires
considerable developer skills, especially when migrating existing
client/server applications to the Web. A new wave of software infrastructure
providers is leveraging Java expertise to create enterprise-caliber Rich
Internet Applications. This session will discuss building and deploying AJAX
(Asynchronous Java + XML) applications using the Java server platform as a
JavaScript alternative.
... (more)
Coach Wei is founder and CEO of Yottaa, a web performance optimization company. He is also founder
and Chairman of Nexaweb, an enterprise application modernization software company. Coding, running,
magic, robot, big data, speed...are among his favorite list of things (not necessarily in that order. His
coding capability is really at PowerPoint level right now). Caffeine, doing something entrepreneurial and
getting out of sleeping are three reasons that he gets up in the morning and gets really excited.
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